3. What is notable about Grace Paley, the woman with whom Anne is to give two speeches?
(a) She flies a plane at the age of 75
(b) She has started her own church
(c) She is a female bishop
(d) She is a writer and political activist

4. What is the subject of the book being read by the man next to Anne on the plane home?
(a) Financial planning
(b) Marriage counseling
(c) Whole foods diets
(d) The end of the world

5. What is the reason Anne makes Sam go to church?
(a) To give Sam some sort of religious foundation
(b) To expose Sam to different types of people
(c) So his soul will not burn in hell
(d) The love and care shown by her church family

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sam's friend?

2. How old is Sam when Anne first takes him to church?

3. What is Anne's word for fraud?

4. What does Anne consider the next ten years of her life to be?

5. Why does Anne think that bad things happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne mean by "Traveling Mercies"?

2. One day Anne sits next to a man on a plane who notes the cross on a chain around Anne's neck and asks if she is a born-again Christian? How does Anne respond?

3. How does Anne become a true member of a church?

4. How does Anne respond when some paragliders offer Sam a free ride for his birthday one year in Idaho?

5. Describe Anne's life at 28.

6. How does Anne learn that she receives grace to overcome and endure?

7. What is the perception about religion in Anne's home as she grows up?

8. How does Anne know that Sam has forgiven her for the cartoon episode of that Ash Wednesday morning?

9. How does Anne describe her church family?

10. How does Anne change her perspective about Sam's classmate's mother?

(see the answer keys)

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